Is there a slimline heat pump?

Netexporter

There is a reason why the US consumes far more energy than the civilised world. They do everything wrong, like driving about in ridiculously inefficient pick up trucks, using ducted air instead of water based heating systems and putting heat pumps too close to walls.

Magnitio

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81989480#Comment_81989480

Are you planning single-storey extensions with a flat roof? If so, then the heat pump can go on the roof.

prowla

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81990944#Comment_81990944

The rear one will have a sloped roof and solar panels will be on it.

I wouldn't want a heat pump under any of the bedroom windows.

FreeBear

Sticking a HP on a flat roof, and it could act like a sound board unless really good isolation mounts are used. Then there is the fall risk to consider when ever anyone needs to get up there to service it.

These things are best kept at ground level (in my opinion) unless there is no option but to stick it up in the air.

Shortsy

How about changing the fence to something with a sufficient % air gap?

michaels

Could you not just put it on brackets at first floor level in the side. This is what we intend to do.

prowla

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82154603#Comment_82154603

I've spoken with 3 installers and they won't mount an A2W heat pump high.

prowla

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81988606#Comment_81988606

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81987279#Comment_81987279

So, I'm still looking.

Now, I have found there are indoor heat pumps which are wall-mounted and have no air-gap requirements:

• PHNIX Indoor Monoblock Heat Pump R290 ( https://www.coolingpost.com/products/phnix-produces-r290-indoor-monoblock-heat-pump/ ).
• Midea H-Pack ( https://mideauk.co.uk/midea-product/h-pack/ ).

They seem to have managed the laws of physics so that they don't have to have the large frontal fan form factor.

Presumably there'll be outdoor models based on the same principles in due course.

michaels

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82159706#Comment_82159706

I had that from most but not all

I love the Phnix image that shows the air intake and output vents next to each other inside the property - lol